Title: dmangan's blog | Wheat Foods NetworkDescriptive info: dmangan's blog.. It s the Season.. By Miriam Rubin.. Juicy, red-ripe tomatoes are the most anticipated and beloved vegetable of the summer.. This year in my garden, I'm growing over 20 different types of tomatoes and almost all are heirlooms.. It's been a rollercoaster of a season with stormy hot and rainy weather, like the tropics.. The tomatoes love it.. They're hard green orbs right now but they'll be ripening soon.. Read more.. Happy Birthday My Plate – Mediterranean Style!.. This month marks the second anniversary of USDA’s MyPlate, the graphic representation of a nutritious meal designed to help consumers build a healthy plate with all five food choices.. What better way to celebrate this colorful icon than with the Mediterranean Diet? With an abundant array of plant-based foods, including vegetables, fruits, nuts, beans and grains, a variety of seafood, olive oil as the principal source of fat, and moderate to small amounts of cheese and yogurt, poultry and eggs, red meat and red wine, it has all the makings of a healthy diet.. And, what.. Mexican Flavors with a Whole Grain Flair.. by Christy Wilson, RD.. I firmly believe the foods we grow up eating are the ones we keep a special and lifelong fondness for.. As we age, our palates and preferences for certain flavors may change, but some foods never lose their effect of taking us back “home” in a single bite.. For me, that food is tortillas.. Getting More Healthy Grains In Your Diet.. The US Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) recommend we consume six one-ounce servings of grains each day for optimum health.. Of those six servings, at least half – or three servings – should come from whole grains.. While six servings doesn’t sound like a lot, most Americans, and especially children, fail to come close to meeting the recommendation for whole grains.. ... already have a full stomach: resist, resist, resist! In the long run, you will be healthier, thinner and.. Fad Diets: Busting the Myths.. The Wheat Foods Council wants to help clear up the confusion and set the record straight for sound nutrition science on losing weight – and keeping it off – in combination with ways to eat healthfully.. We’re launching our “Busting Fad Diets” Campaign, just in time for the holidays and New Year’s health resolutions.. Wheat Foods Council Speaks Out Against Wheat Misinformation on Dr.. Oz Show.. The Wheat Foods Council took a strong stand against misinformation about wheat that was presented to viewers as fact on last week’s.. Oz.. Show.. The segment, entitled “Are You Addicted to Wheat?,” contained a number o.. f inaccuracies and misrepresentations about wheat and wheat foods.. To set the record straight, we sent the following letter to Dr.. Oz and the show’s producer:.. Wheat Foods Council.. 51 D Red Fox Lane.. Ridgway, CO 81432.. Phone: 970.. 626.. 9828/Fax: 970.. 626.. 3686.. December 5, 2012.. February is Heart Health Month.. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warn that heart disease is the number one killer of both men and women in the U.. Approximately 26% of all deaths for women are from heart disease – more than all cancers combined.. Heart disease is responsible for about ¼ of all deaths for all ethnicities in the U.. With these alarming statistics, it is important that women recognize the leading risk factors (not necessarily in this order):.. Separating the Wheat from the Chaff.. The amount of information readily available to us today is astounding.. For instance, do a Google search on wheat foods and you’ll end up with more than 40,000 entries.. The problem is determining which ones are relevant, current and credible – separating the wheat from the chaff you might say!..

Title: pearhart's blog | Wheat Foods NetworkDescriptive info: pearhart's blog.. March is National Nutrition Month! An Opportunity to Deliver the Facts on Wheat Foods.. The Academy of.. Nutrition and Dietetics has selected "Get Your Plate in Shape" as their 2012 theme for National Nutrition Month (NNM), which supports the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and USDA's new food icon, MyPlate.. Is ... that the levels of sodium in the food supply and in Americans’ diets are getting quite a lot of attention in the press these days.. The latest news was generated by a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report titled,.. Where's The Sodium? There's Too Much In Many Common Foods.. , which liste..

Title: Home Swheat Home for the Holidays | Wheat Foods NetworkDescriptive info: Home Swheat Home for the Holidays.. This time of year always starts me reminiscing about past holidays.. Many of those memories involve food because, like most cultures around the world, it’s such an important part of how we celebrate special occasions.. Given that wheat is widely known as the “staff of life,” it’s not surprising that so many of our celebratory meals include dishes made from wheat or grains – rolls and breads, sweet and savory pies, kugels, cookies, biscuits, and that ubiquitous American Thanksgiving and Christmas side dish – stuffing, to name a few.. Bread forms the basis of holiday menus around the world ... (Sweden).. Christmas Hoska (Czech Republic).. Beigli (Hungary).. When I was growing up, my mother always baked yeast rolls for our holiday meals.. Her recipe was carefully handed down from her mother, handwritten in cramped letters on a somewhat wrinkled and dog-eared piece of yellowing paper.. I still remember her angst each and every time over whether the dough would rise properly, but somehow it always did, even if it meant setting the dough on a shelf above the hot oven.. The resulting fluffy, golden rolls were the perfect accompaniment to a special day with family and friends.. What’s your favorite holiday wheat food?.. jkinnaird s blog..

Original link path: /blog/2011/12/18/home-swheat-home-holidays Open archive

Title: Separating the Wheat from the Chaff | Wheat Foods NetworkDescriptive info: You need a place to go when you really want to know.. Welcome to the Wheat Foods Council Network – the place where health and nutrition professionals, educators, culinarians, the media, consumers, and anyone else with an interest in wheat foods, can go for credible, science-based health and nutrition information.. We built this network to help people communicate with one another through a variety of vehicles – from news, videos and podcasts, to webinars, e-letters, and social media.. To tailor it to your own needs and interests, we’ve organized it around “Channels,” specific nutrition practice areas where you can find focused content: Food Culinary, Nutrition Educators, Supermarket Retail, ... talked about in the nutrition community.. Rounding out our lineup is the “Wheat’s Up” channel, a monthly pot pourri highlighting interesting wheat foods, seasonal ingredients, health tips, crafting ideas and more.. Here you’ll be able to ask, and find answers, to wheat and grains-related nutrition issues in our “Ask Lisa” column, authored by registered dietitian Lisa Katic.. We built this network to help grow and maintain relationships with people like you.. The WFC Network offers many opportunities for us to interact and work together.. The Wheat Foods Council Network,.. www.. wheatfoods.. org.. It’s about time you have the place to go when you want to know.. dmangan s blog..

Original link path: /blog/2011/12/05/separating-wheat-chaff Open archive

Title: How to Spot a Fad Diet in 30 Seconds or Less | Wheat Foods NetworkDescriptive info: Fad diets are tempting, but like eating a rich dessert when you already have a full stomach: resist, resist, resist! In the long run, you will be healthier, thinner and less frustrated.. Portions, Patterns and Plate Size.. Fad diets can be deceiving.. They are usually described in detail by a book that has been written by an expert with a PhD, or a doctor who is an MD.. There may be a list of scientific references that seem to back up the claims (that no one ever checks carefully to make sure they are true).. And, tons of people (including all of your friends and family) seem to be following the diet and having great results.. Fad Diets Don't Work.. Does this sound familiar? Here are some obvious clues that a diet is a “fad” rather than a ... other compound.. 5.. Can only be “followed” temporarily but is not supervised by a doctor.. 6.. It’s hard to imagine or difficult to follow the diet forever.. 7.. It doesn’t recommend a form of exercise or says that it’s unnecessary.. 8.. Warns that one food or food group will make you seriously ill or worse.. 9.. Makes recommendations based on published science that are not endorsed by credible organizations or peer reviewed by other scientists.. 10.. Cites research that is preliminary, based on animals or has very few subjects.. For more information about fad diets, try these sources:.. US News and World Report Ranking of Best Overall Diets:.. http://health.. usnews.. com/best-diet/best-overall-diets.. Worst Fad or Weight Loss Diets:.. webmd.. com/diet/features/worst-diets-ever-diets-that-dont-work.. Staying Away From Fad Diets:.. eatright.. org/public/content.. aspx?id=6851#.. UHgqO0JiZ20.. Weight Loss: Choosing a Diet That's Right For You:.. mayoclinic.. com/health/weight-loss/NU00616..